Athlon 700 vs Core 2 Duo SP7700

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Athlon 700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duono data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release dateno data29 November 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$849

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Athlon 700 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz0.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm180 nm
Die sizeno data102 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Athlon 700 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataA
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt34 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Athlon 700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 34 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP7700 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 176.9% more advanced lithography process, and 70% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SP7700 and Athlon 700. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SP7700 is a notebook processor while Athlon 700 is a desktop one.


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